Why Black and White Is the Best Thing to Wear If You're Going From the Office to a Date

We get it. You're a busy girl and you need versatile, multitasking outfits that look just as amazing when you walk into the office in the morning as they do when you make your grand appearance at the bar/restaurant/fabulous location to meet your S.O. (Psst: Last-minute essentials stashed in your desk help in the transition too, obviously.) Well, It Brit girl Poppy Delevingne has a solution for you.

The jet-setter hit an It Girl-filled party thrown by Spanish label Stradivarius in Barcelona last night while smoldering in a white collarless blouse and black leather pencil skirt. (A look that's definitely notborrowed from her husband, we gather.) Poppy's outfit was stone-cold date-night-(or general night-out-)ready, with an open neckline, a studded belt, and ankle-strap high-heel booties. But to make this look boardroom-friendly, just button up the shirt, lose the rocker belt, and throw on a conservative cardigan or blazer. Now who you lookin' at dress-code police?

So start with the basics: a white button-down shirt, black leather skirt, and high-heel booties that you'll wear all season long:

Do you like Poppy's outfit? How would you modify it for the office? For more options to go from cubicle to cocktails, visit our Outfit Ideas hub!